For sure. Thank you for the opportunity to talk about it.
As I said in my speech, in September 2022, we observed an improvement in the acceptance rate for study permit applications from African applicants. That increase was more apparent in Quebec than in other francophone institutions in Canada, so we have to figure out what accounts for that difference. There has been progress, though. We don't have the numbers for this school year yet, but I'll work with the IRCC to get that information. On the ground, however, our institutions seem to think things have improved again this year.
One reason for the difference might be that the agents who make decisions to grant visas don't all know our network of institutions. That should be very easy to remedy. As I've said elsewhere, study permits have been denied because agents didn't think people had legitimate reasons for wanting to pursue post-secondary studies in French outside Quebec.